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so we have a lot of issues to go to and discuss about leadership and about foreign policy and strategy.
so we have a lot of issues to go to and discuss about leadership and about foreign policy and strategy.
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bush foreign policy will be measured. with that in mind, the conference organizers have brought together this outstanding panel of public servants, journalists, and scholars to examine the way the bush administration waged wars and the consequences of them. each of our panelists is extremely accomplished and i will try to keep the introductions relatively brief although that is hard with a group like this. as i go through, i would ask that you please hold your applause until i have introduced everyone and we can welcome them altogether. giving us perspectives from the administration, we first have thomas basilay, appearing on forms such as sirius xm radio. for the bush administration in 2003 through 2004, he was a senior press advisor to the authority in iraq. he was a consultant for the republican national committee, presidential campaign, and prior to this service he was director of communications for the u.s. environmental protections agency in 2001 through 2003, and was part of the bush-cheney campaign. he is a hofstr
bush foreign policy will be measured. with that in mind, the conference organizers have brought together this outstanding panel of public servants, journalists, and scholars to examine the way the bush administration waged wars and the consequences of them. each of our panelists is extremely accomplished and i will try to keep the introductions relatively brief although that is hard with a group like this. as i go through, i would ask that you please hold your applause until i have introduced...
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even more interesting has been the foreign policy side. while there is not the catapulting towards putin, there are a lot of republicans who are out of the sides of their mouths going ok he is a bad guy. be at the same time, seem to -- supporting or propping up -- where the president is on putin. and we know that isn't necessarily the best space to be in for the party and certainly for the country. but there is a lot there that the party still has to reconcile itself with. because he is a different kind of president. and let's be clear. he is not a conservative republican president. he is not the ronald reagan or the george w. bush. of the party in the sense that he is out there as a republican president, doing the same sort of things that go counter to what the party is advocated. host: d you think they are happy for him to be out there, to suck a lot of air out of the room, so they can do work on capitol hill while most of the media and press are responding to donald trump? guest: that doesn't work. when you come out of that room, what i
even more interesting has been the foreign policy side. while there is not the catapulting towards putin, there are a lot of republicans who are out of the sides of their mouths going ok he is a bad guy. be at the same time, seem to -- supporting or propping up -- where the president is on putin. and we know that isn't necessarily the best space to be in for the party and certainly for the country. but there is a lot there that the party still has to reconcile itself with. because he is a...
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he sees important issues like immigration, the budget doing something about some of the foreign policy problems. they may come together in the last two years more than they did in the years before then. >> yeah, i think it's an issue of who -- in congress who has the power and who does the president have to work with. if there's a shift which we talk about at the end of bush administration that the shift went to the democrat side, the president has an important thing. to run his government he has to get the budget done and he has to deal with the chairs of the budget committees and the chairs of committees with injures diction -- jurisdiction because that's where he gets his policy and funding for the is government. they have to work with the other party. you have to go to the leadership to get those types of things done. i just think that's a natural movement to power, and you constantly have this push back and forth. but members of congress by in large if they're not being cared for by the president, especially the president of their party, they're going to be unhappy. sometimes they
he sees important issues like immigration, the budget doing something about some of the foreign policy problems. they may come together in the last two years more than they did in the years before then. >> yeah, i think it's an issue of who -- in congress who has the power and who does the president have to work with. if there's a shift which we talk about at the end of bush administration that the shift went to the democrat side, the president has an important thing. to run his...
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policy was actually good for the world and good for america. he is tremendously popular in his own backyard of west texas. so it worked out for me. but i am honored to serve with him. i consider him a friend and someone who shaped my career and perspective on leadership. >> what are your aspirations in washington? rep. arrington: just make a difference. make the country, again, safer, stronger, more prosperous so my kids have an opportunity. people asked me all the time, will you take a pledge for this, will you pledge to never do this. i say, my pledge is to uphold the constitution. my pledge is to live the best i can to my christian principles. and my pledge is to make decisions that will make this country better and stronger for my children. that is my pledge. >> speaking of your family, will they be joining you out here in washington, d.c.? rep. arrington: they will. i have a young family, and i live a long way from here. it takes half a day to get back. so while i will spend a lot of time in the district, i want to be unencumbered by famil
policy was actually good for the world and good for america. he is tremendously popular in his own backyard of west texas. so it worked out for me. but i am honored to serve with him. i consider him a friend and someone who shaped my career and perspective on leadership. >> what are your aspirations in washington? rep. arrington: just make a difference. make the country, again, safer, stronger, more prosperous so my kids have an opportunity. people asked me all the time, will you take a...
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and i pledge you tonight, the first priority foreign policy objective of the next administration will to bring an honorable toned the war in vietnam. we shall not stop there. we need a policy to prevent more vietnams. all of mark's peacekeeping citytutions and all america's foreign commitments must be reappraised over the past 25 year, america has provided more than 150 billion in foreign aid and through nations abroad. in korea, and now again in veriette nam, the united states furnished most of the money, most of the men to help the people of those countries defend themselves against aggress. now we a rich country. wear strong nation. we're a populous nation. but there are 200 million americans and two billion people that liven the free world. and i say the time has come for other nations in the free world to bear their fair share of the burden of defending peace and freedom around the world. what i call for is not a new isolationism, it is in which america enlists the allies and friends around the world and those struggles in which their interest is as great as ours. now to the lead
and i pledge you tonight, the first priority foreign policy objective of the next administration will to bring an honorable toned the war in vietnam. we shall not stop there. we need a policy to prevent more vietnams. all of mark's peacekeeping citytutions and all america's foreign commitments must be reappraised over the past 25 year, america has provided more than 150 billion in foreign aid and through nations abroad. in korea, and now again in veriette nam, the united states furnished most...
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hisink history has proven focus and his strong stance on post-9/11 foreign policy was world andood for the good for america. is tremendously popular in his own backyard. i'm honored to serve with him what are your aspirations in washington? rep.-elect arrington: make the country safer, stronger, more prosperous so my children have an opportunity. people asked me during the campaign, would you take the pledge to do this? my pledge is to uphold the constitution. my pledge is to live the best i
hisink history has proven focus and his strong stance on post-9/11 foreign policy was world andood for the good for america. is tremendously popular in his own backyard. i'm honored to serve with him what are your aspirations in washington? rep.-elect arrington: make the country safer, stronger, more prosperous so my children have an opportunity. people asked me during the campaign, would you take the pledge to do this? my pledge is to uphold the constitution. my pledge is to live the best i
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to somesappointed me extent on his foreign-policy. i think his instincts are good. , heas said a lot of things criticized the war in iraq. he said things about bringing the troops home. he basically ended up following the same foreign-policy that was there. the president is a really if you deal with him one-on-one. he is very likable but he is sort of a new york street fighter i guess. he comes backhim, harder than anybody i have ever seen. i really thought it was a bad thing when he attacked all the members who lost elections. i have been pretty positive about the president and i still am. not that, i think it is terrible when you try to knock somebody when they are down. when you walk out the stores for the final time, what will go through your mind? sad duncan: i will be very that it has come to an end. when i first came here, one of the capitol hill publications came and would ask these off-the-wall questions and i would try to avoid them. during my first term they said if there was a statue of you in the capital, where would be a
to somesappointed me extent on his foreign-policy. i think his instincts are good. , heas said a lot of things criticized the war in iraq. he said things about bringing the troops home. he basically ended up following the same foreign-policy that was there. the president is a really if you deal with him one-on-one. he is very likable but he is sort of a new york street fighter i guess. he comes backhim, harder than anybody i have ever seen. i really thought it was a bad thing when he attacked...
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depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on with foreign policy, investigations, whatever those could impact things for a longer time frame than perhaps we are used to. i do hope there are other candidates out there, if nothing else to remind republicans what we used to and will need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. >> you are interested or considering it. senator flake: i am not really it out. i need a break. >> what is the first thing you will do when you leave? senator flake: i do not have to worry about a schedule coming back and being able to spend a couple of weeks in the wintertime in arizona which is a good lease to be. -- a good place to be. thanks for having me here. >> we will have to campaign events with former vice presidents, senator joe biden will be at a rally and on c-span2, mike pence will be in his home state where the republican -- for the republican party's fall dinner. with 25 days left before the midterm elections, c-span is your primary source for campaign 2018. >> our cities to her visits like stuff, arizona to learn
depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on with foreign policy, investigations, whatever those could impact things for a longer time frame than perhaps we are used to. i do hope there are other candidates out there, if nothing else to remind republicans what we used to and will need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. >> you are interested or considering it. senator flake: i am not really it out. i need a break. >> what is the first thing...
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policy a permanent war and the use of military weapons, tactics, and values in communities around the country. we will show you this event again tonight at midnight, eastern, here on c-span. >> i was thinking about forgotten presidents before i began the book. but it occurred to me that they might have something in common, the on just being forgotten. >> tonight, michael gerhardt talks about two of his books. " andotten presidents "impeachment." >> think bill clinton a lot shall merit his own impeachment. clinton did al lot to merit his own impeachment. hemade those mistakes and was later held in contempt by a judge for perjury. bill clinton made his impeachment almost inevitable. at 8 p.m. eastern on c-span's q&a. >> mr. secretary, thank you for being our guest. >> thank you for inviting me. >> let me introduce the reporters who cover defense and will be asking questions. lucy ryan works at the post as a security reporter and pat tucker withe
policy a permanent war and the use of military weapons, tactics, and values in communities around the country. we will show you this event again tonight at midnight, eastern, here on c-span. >> i was thinking about forgotten presidents before i began the book. but it occurred to me that they might have something in common, the on just being forgotten. >> tonight, michael gerhardt talks about two of his books. " andotten presidents "impeachment." >> think bill...
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he had also seen from the articles of confederation failed to provide a unified foreign policy. putting aspirations for unity and sovereignty at risk. as benjamin franklin said, we must indeed all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately. in the federalist papers, teams madison argued that america that united with a handful of troops or without a single soldier exhibits a more forbidding ambition. president washington stressed the importance of national unity in his farewell address and warned us against interested groups and internal rivalries. to be sure, we have had plenty of moments of partisan combat in our past, including some that make our current squabbles sound downright delight. even had to fight a civil war to prevent the union from splitting apart. even in our darkest periods, we have been blessed with leaders who would our nation first above partisan advantage. president lincoln, every public and, takes a southern democrat to be his running mate. he also asked his rival to be his secretary of state. imagine that. [laughter] and there is another gr
he had also seen from the articles of confederation failed to provide a unified foreign policy. putting aspirations for unity and sovereignty at risk. as benjamin franklin said, we must indeed all hang together or most assuredly we will all hang separately. in the federalist papers, teams madison argued that america that united with a handful of troops or without a single soldier exhibits a more forbidding ambition. president washington stressed the importance of national unity in his farewell...
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a british defense hearing on the foreign-policy and how to deal with isis. a conversation with the world bank president. >> the center for american progress will hold a panel discussion on post secondary education funding. education officials including the undersecretary with recommendations for state reinvestment and public colleges and universities. live beginning at 9:30 a.m. on c-span 2. e-mails we the recently received from our viewers -- gene wrote --
a british defense hearing on the foreign-policy and how to deal with isis. a conversation with the world bank president. >> the center for american progress will hold a panel discussion on post secondary education funding. education officials including the undersecretary with recommendations for state reinvestment and public colleges and universities. live beginning at 9:30 a.m. on c-span 2. e-mails we the recently received from our viewers -- gene wrote --
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that the promises of the foreign policy establishment of this country were a complete joke. just a few days ago, we saw our friends in the house waving ukrainian flags on the floor of the united states house, which i would love to see them waving the american flags with such gusto and i won't complain about the fact that it was a violation of the rules of decorum, but it certainly was. but it reminded me and i believe in 2005, maybe 2006, when that same exact chamber, the members were raising their fingers stained with purple ink to commemorate the incredible iraqi elections that happened in 2005. i was in iraq in this 02005 and for the parliamentary elections in december of 2005. i remember people of iraq happily voting, raising their fingers in the air. the people of iraq were not bad or this were not bad for voting in their elections. what i am saying is the obsessive focus on moralism, democracy is good, saddam hussein is bad. america is good, tyranny bad. that is no way to run a foreign policy because then you end up with people waving their fingers on the floor of the
that the promises of the foreign policy establishment of this country were a complete joke. just a few days ago, we saw our friends in the house waving ukrainian flags on the floor of the united states house, which i would love to see them waving the american flags with such gusto and i won't complain about the fact that it was a violation of the rules of decorum, but it certainly was. but it reminded me and i believe in 2005, maybe 2006, when that same exact chamber, the members were raising...
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guest: asia remains a critical part of economic and foreign policy. relationship with china economically, politically and militarily is of upmost importance. asia is where the current action is. however, no sooner was that pivot discussed and became a reality. those three aircraft carriers are one example. ukraine and pulling -- putin, putin took over crimea and the invasion of ukraine beyond crimea. all of that took place. the fact of the matter is that the united states is the world's most important nation. trumps a mistake that made during his campaign when he said america first and we will not pay any attention to nato and other alliances. he pulled out of the transpacific partnership and left china in charge of what was going on in that area. that was a serious mistake. i was not happy with the tpp, i thought it needed to be renegotiated in three different areas. the to pull out of it basically gave china a free run in that entire area. that would be much of the discussion we will see up a conference in vietnam in the next couple of days. host: 2
guest: asia remains a critical part of economic and foreign policy. relationship with china economically, politically and militarily is of upmost importance. asia is where the current action is. however, no sooner was that pivot discussed and became a reality. those three aircraft carriers are one example. ukraine and pulling -- putin, putin took over crimea and the invasion of ukraine beyond crimea. all of that took place. the fact of the matter is that the united states is the world's most...
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it has also come to be used as a term about foreign policy. to the 1980s and became a much more prominent term in the last decade. but i do identify with a lot of .he early neo-conservatives socialied to apply science and politics in a way that led them to conservatism. they tried the empirical. they tried to be concrete. they tried to be constructive. so they were a little less theoretical and a little more engaged with politics than earlier generations of conservatives. and i am drawn to that. i think it matters that politics the practical. i think it matters that they answer the particular concerns and needs of the country at the moment. and it's the policy oriented. in that respect, i certainly look up to irving kristol as a great intellectual model. a lot of people of my generation do. i don't think that distinguishes conservatives anymore. i don't think that distinction means that much for younger people. they really just learned from those two strands together. and they have combined them in their own thinking and their own practice. yo
it has also come to be used as a term about foreign policy. to the 1980s and became a much more prominent term in the last decade. but i do identify with a lot of .he early neo-conservatives socialied to apply science and politics in a way that led them to conservatism. they tried the empirical. they tried to be concrete. they tried to be constructive. so they were a little less theoretical and a little more engaged with politics than earlier generations of conservatives. and i am drawn to...
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lugar has ai long record of foreign-policy compliments. ofhas a lasting legacy leaving this world safer. he is someone who has consistently placed our country's interest above any other consideration. and he has a very deep understanding of how best to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the wrong hands. he is one of our experts when it comes to that judgment. so it is appropriate that the senator is here with us this morning and i think everyone of us joins and saying thank you to you, dick, for your tremendous service. [applause] it's also fitting to be here in philadelphia, the homeground of this absolutely magnificent center to the constitution, the liberty bell, and one of our nation's most reveres founder -- revered founders, benjamin when. i must say i never quite anticipated that this is one of the great vistas of america and be able to look down and see independence hall. it's inspiring i think for all of us here. i would say a quick word about ben franklin. in addition to his many inventions and his special status as americ
lugar has ai long record of foreign-policy compliments. ofhas a lasting legacy leaving this world safer. he is someone who has consistently placed our country's interest above any other consideration. and he has a very deep understanding of how best to prevent nuclear weapons from falling into the wrong hands. he is one of our experts when it comes to that judgment. so it is appropriate that the senator is here with us this morning and i think everyone of us joins and saying thank you to you,...
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as long as we are strong, people will always disagree with foreign policy decisions we make, but they need to know we are on their side. that is my advice. i think we should invest money, and one big problem we have got that all of you can correct, the average person thinks we spend 15% of the budget on foreign assistance, and it is more like 1% of the budget and well under 1% of gdp. if everyone in america knew the facts, it would be easier to do good. ms. streett: thank you. our next -- pres. clinton: one last thing. [laughter] pres. clinton: you don't want to the country'se to good at aggregating capital, they are not democracies. china just ran a railroad across africa, am glad they did it, but do you really want to say, we are going to make everybody have a big military but not help anybody build their own future and change their own lives? i don't think so. i think you should think about that. ms. streett: all right, thank you both. our next scholar question is from tina tran. hi, i work in technology in silicon valley. america is known as the land of qualityity, but as the of p
as long as we are strong, people will always disagree with foreign policy decisions we make, but they need to know we are on their side. that is my advice. i think we should invest money, and one big problem we have got that all of you can correct, the average person thinks we spend 15% of the budget on foreign assistance, and it is more like 1% of the budget and well under 1% of gdp. if everyone in america knew the facts, it would be easier to do good. ms. streett: thank you. our next -- pres....
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i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] president reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on a presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] i have even had time to watch the oscars. i was a little disappointed in that movie "the last emperor." i thought it was going to be about don regan. [laughter] of course i still have lots of work here. there is that panamanian business. one thing i cannot figure, the congress wants to bring the panamanian economy to its knees, why doesn't it ju
i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] president reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and...
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foreign-policy analysts discuss the survey's findings. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> i got to thank you on behalf of the charles koch institute for joining us today for what promises to be an engaging and interesting conversation about american attitudes and preferences regarding our foreign policy and this nation's role in the world, a role that is being hotly debated for the first time in decades, while political scientists and foreign policy observers litigate the longevity or demise of the liberal international order, and we reflect upon nearly two decades of war. and like to also thank our viewers on c-span and the folks who are attending to that feed. allow me to introduce our distinguished panelists. in the middle here we've got trevor for all -- trevor, an associate professor at george mason institute and a senior fellow at the cato institute with their defense and foreign policy department. he is a political scientist who earned his phd at m.i.t.. servesright, will ruger as vice president for research and policy at the charl
foreign-policy analysts discuss the survey's findings. this is an hour and 15 minutes. >> i got to thank you on behalf of the charles koch institute for joining us today for what promises to be an engaging and interesting conversation about american attitudes and preferences regarding our foreign policy and this nation's role in the world, a role that is being hotly debated for the first time in decades, while political scientists and foreign policy observers litigate the longevity or...
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you know, depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on, foreign policy, investigations, whatever those all could impact things. for a far longer time from the perhaps we are used to. so i do hope that there are other candidates out there. like i said, if nothing else, to remind republicans of what we use to and need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. >> you at least interested or considering it? >> i am not ruling it out. but i need a break. >> was the first thing you will do when you leave? [laughter] >> not have to worry about schedule, coming back and be able to spend a couple of weeks >> with election day less than a month away and will of congress in question, see the competition for yourself on c-span. watch the debate from key house and senate races. make c-span your primary source for campaign 2018. where history unfolds daily. c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies. and today, we continue to bring unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court, and public policy events in washington
you know, depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on, foreign policy, investigations, whatever those all could impact things. for a far longer time from the perhaps we are used to. so i do hope that there are other candidates out there. like i said, if nothing else, to remind republicans of what we use to and need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. >> you at least interested or considering it? >> i am not ruling it out. but i need a break....
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i'm michael o'hanlon with the foreign policy program. thanks for joining us to talk about the u.s. defense budget in the aftermath of big changes, including the midterm elections, but also rethinking within the trump administration about how much they want to spend on the military. we have a fantastic panel to
i'm michael o'hanlon with the foreign policy program. thanks for joining us to talk about the u.s. defense budget in the aftermath of big changes, including the midterm elections, but also rethinking within the trump administration about how much they want to spend on the military. we have a fantastic panel to
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we have two of the narrative for people who don't necessarily think of foreign policy or foreign affairs. -- theber the saying chinese gives the africans what they want and the united states all somewhat to do. we are losing the battle they are. we need to look at it as a humanitarian issue. or is nothing wrong with feeling good about what you do, but we have to get the story out. early on, we talked about the marshall plan. read, and i recognize you do, president bushes autobiography, he was asking for a medical marshall plan. i was surprised at what senator daschle said. africa, parts of africa would hollow out. i would say when it does, does not go silent. disease can spread to the united states. disease will take the opportunity for radicalization. be opportunity for people to flee, migrants showing up at borders all over the world. helped,ed states has not just for the good we have done which is absolutely fundamental but for the real strategic interest of the american people going forward. i hope strategically that will be well understood and appreciated, especially by congress. >>
we have two of the narrative for people who don't necessarily think of foreign policy or foreign affairs. -- theber the saying chinese gives the africans what they want and the united states all somewhat to do. we are losing the battle they are. we need to look at it as a humanitarian issue. or is nothing wrong with feeling good about what you do, but we have to get the story out. early on, we talked about the marshall plan. read, and i recognize you do, president bushes autobiography, he was...
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policies here at the heritage foundation. before you get to meet our incredible panelist, i want to tread it over to dr. alan. as he joins, he wants to make sure you remember to engage in the conversation by putting your questions in the question box. dr., welcome. >> thank you. what a pleasure to be able to participate in this program on the american presidency and why we have a president. i'm going to start by sketching some background for how we got this >> as it is, the president of the united states is the single most familiar face in the world. i would think that dominance is what the nation's founding -- thought that never would be the case. in the case of the revolution, being the king of england. governmental executives for a lot longer than the year preceding 1776. far back to the 17th century. the task of counting -- of council committees. they had to cope with colonial consults and legislatures which made their salaries and cap mainline. in 1765, after the stanback, new yorkers attack the home of governor tolan. m
policies here at the heritage foundation. before you get to meet our incredible panelist, i want to tread it over to dr. alan. as he joins, he wants to make sure you remember to engage in the conversation by putting your questions in the question box. dr., welcome. >> thank you. what a pleasure to be able to participate in this program on the american presidency and why we have a president. i'm going to start by sketching some background for how we got this >> as it is, the...
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foreign policy and national security. by my way of thinking, that was the first formal expression of what came to be known as smart power. the integration of smart power and hard power in a coherent strategy, which in typical bush fashion. that is how the millennium challenge corporation came about. the influence it had o development thiing. >> let mpick up with that. later on, how did the impacts o this new approach afct your work and the things you would take on? >> fit is wonderful to be back in the buildg again. this is our building but it is also the wilson center. the work is excellent. ank you for. the book it is a really good book. we saw the in cc on e ground. there were people. -- was able get farms out for doctors, nurses, health care assistance so that -- and so that there were people who were being trained and actually at work be -- at work. the presence for people for hiv-aids was a game changer in afri. and sometimes we forget that staffing a little local village clinic makes a difference, but it does appea
foreign policy and national security. by my way of thinking, that was the first formal expression of what came to be known as smart power. the integration of smart power and hard power in a coherent strategy, which in typical bush fashion. that is how the millennium challenge corporation came about. the influence it had o development thiing. >> let mpick up with that. later on, how did the impacts o this new approach afct your work and the things you would take on? >> fit is...
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that would add another layer of complexity to their foreign-policy agenda. it is cliche to say that when presidents lose a chamber of congress, they turn to foreign think we willre i see that. not on trade. are the big agenda items that we can forecast with some certainty. we don't know the degree to which this will be sidetracked investigations into individuals in the trump administration. >> we will turn to nina now. what can we expect in terms of how the white house is gearing up? nina: thank you for having me. in terms of the investigation, we are looking at the house is democratic controlled and impeachment and whether they will do that. i know that there is a debate in the democratic party about how much they should do. that some ofter the freshman democrats are sending to leadership saying, let's focus on legislation not investigation. there is a debate on how much they want to do and how much they will do. it could be anything from issues like the policy they had separating children from parents at the border. the hurricane response in puerto rico. i
that would add another layer of complexity to their foreign-policy agenda. it is cliche to say that when presidents lose a chamber of congress, they turn to foreign think we willre i see that. not on trade. are the big agenda items that we can forecast with some certainty. we don't know the degree to which this will be sidetracked investigations into individuals in the trump administration. >> we will turn to nina now. what can we expect in terms of how the white house is gearing up?...
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that would add another layer of complexity to their foreign-policy agenda. on some of these issues, it is sort of a clichÉ to say that when presidents lose a chamber of congress, they turn to foreign policy, but here i think we are going to see that, in part because they have so much freer reign. obviously, not on trade because that will have to go through the house and senate. these are the big agenda items that we can forecast with some certainty. what we don't know is the degree to which this will be sidetracked by what anita is going to talk about, the bevy of investigations into individuals in the trump administration. >> we will go to anita now. what can we expect in terms of how the white house is gearing up to deal with this? anita: thank you for having me. in terms of the investigation, we are looking at the house is democratic controlled and this is important in terms of impeachment and whether they will do that. the focus is going to be on the investigations. i know that there is a debate in the democratic party about how much they should do. you
that would add another layer of complexity to their foreign-policy agenda. on some of these issues, it is sort of a clichÉ to say that when presidents lose a chamber of congress, they turn to foreign policy, but here i think we are going to see that, in part because they have so much freer reign. obviously, not on trade because that will have to go through the house and senate. these are the big agenda items that we can forecast with some certainty. what we don't know is the degree to which...
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find themselves fascinated by foreign policy after set backes. so the president has a number of options available to him on this. first of all, there is the isis side on where he has a good story to tell. although it's a story that is complicated by his more recent apparent abandonment of syria, which nonetheless, he is very proud of and wants to talk about. and so i think, you will probably get some we smashed isis and now are bringing the troops home kind of rhetoric. i do think there's a similar dynamic going on in afghanistan right now. there's a, you know, apparently a framework agreement that is, you know, happening and then there's venezuela which he is clearly animated by. and by the way unlike some of these other areas where he is very much defying a fairly proud consensus particularly with respect to the syria withdraw, venezuela, he's reflecting a -- whether people think the recognition decision that he made is right or wrong, there's a wide degree of agreement that, you know, the maduro government is something horrible and that there
find themselves fascinated by foreign policy after set backes. so the president has a number of options available to him on this. first of all, there is the isis side on where he has a good story to tell. although it's a story that is complicated by his more recent apparent abandonment of syria, which nonetheless, he is very proud of and wants to talk about. and so i think, you will probably get some we smashed isis and now are bringing the troops home kind of rhetoric. i do think there's a...
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as someone who worked in foreign policy my whole life i never thought i would ever hear our allies say something like that. d federal agencies to promote access to voting led by the vice president. we've appointed top civil rights advocates to help the u.s. department of justice which has doubled its voting rights enforcement staff. today, we call on congress to get done what history will judge. pass the freedom to vote act. [cheers and applause] pass it now. to prevent voter suppression. here in georgia there's full access to voting by mail. there are enough drop boxes during enough hours so you can bring food and water as well to people waiting in line. the freedom to vote act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials, who are doing their job from intimidation and interference. it would get dark money out of politics. create fair district maps and ending partisan gerrymandering. look, it's also time to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. [cheers and applause] i've been having these quiet conversations with members of congress for the last
as someone who worked in foreign policy my whole life i never thought i would ever hear our allies say something like that. d federal agencies to promote access to voting led by the vice president. we've appointed top civil rights advocates to help the u.s. department of justice which has doubled its voting rights enforcement staff. today, we call on congress to get done what history will judge. pass the freedom to vote act. [cheers and applause] pass it now. to prevent voter suppression. here...
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foreign policy. worked multiple times on the nfc staff. recently as. --. recently as deputy for as you can see in his lengthy biography in the program, ambassador blackwell had a long and distinguished career as a diplomat, an academic and an author on books and papers on virtually every area of foreign policy. ivo dalder. he became president of council on global affairs in 2014 after more than four years as the obama administration ambassador to nato. before his government service, he was a senior fellow at brookings institution where he specialized in american foreign policy. matt desler to my right teaches public policy at university of maryland and advised presidents and secretaries of state on economic and foreign policy and held senior research positions at some of our most distinguished think tanks. he has authored a lot of books including with ambassador daalder, one important to our conversation today. in the shadow of the oval office published in 2009, was a culmination of decade of work they did together including compilation of oral histories o
foreign policy. worked multiple times on the nfc staff. recently as. --. recently as deputy for as you can see in his lengthy biography in the program, ambassador blackwell had a long and distinguished career as a diplomat, an academic and an author on books and papers on virtually every area of foreign policy. ivo dalder. he became president of council on global affairs in 2014 after more than four years as the obama administration ambassador to nato. before his government service, he was a...
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at its best, american foreign-policy in the policy of the u.s. combines immense power with clarity of purpose, relying on reason and persuasion whenever possible. as has been demonstrated many times, our country does not shy from the necessary use of force but our hopes and values push us to explore every avenue for peace. the iran deal reflects our determination to protect the interests of our citizens and to shield the world from greater harm. but it reflects as well our knowledge that the firmest foundation for security is built on mobilizing countries across the globe to defend actively and bravely the rule of law. in september, 228 years ago, benjamin franklin, in the great city of philadelphia write down there -- closed a debate on the constitution. he told a rapt audience that when people of opposing views and passions are brought together, compromise is essential. and perfection from the perspective of any single participant is not possible. he said that after weighing carefully the pros and cons of that most historic debate, he "id the f
at its best, american foreign-policy in the policy of the u.s. combines immense power with clarity of purpose, relying on reason and persuasion whenever possible. as has been demonstrated many times, our country does not shy from the necessary use of force but our hopes and values push us to explore every avenue for peace. the iran deal reflects our determination to protect the interests of our citizens and to shield the world from greater harm. but it reflects as well our knowledge that the...
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talking about his time in the state department and foreign-policy and foreign policy in the trump administration. republicans call in on (202) 748-8001. .emocrats, (202) 748-8000 independent callers, (202) 748-8002. i want to talk about your book. you reference -- who supported president here he truman and told his republican colleagues at the time that we must stop partisan politics at the water's edge. use a politics of an stop at the water's edge anymore? government0 years of i heard that expression many times. to understand american foreign-policy today, you have to understand the impact of american domestic politics. we think back, for example, to the 2000 election. george w. bush ran on a conventional conservative foreign-policy. there were borders that were constructed in 2000 but the borders of that operated on 9/11 and he had significant political had a narrative around the war on terror. you are either with us or against us. and he crafted a strategy around that narrative. that led us to the overreach in a rock. and barack obama was the counter narrative. and obama's foreign policy, wh
talking about his time in the state department and foreign-policy and foreign policy in the trump administration. republicans call in on (202) 748-8001. .emocrats, (202) 748-8000 independent callers, (202) 748-8002. i want to talk about your book. you reference -- who supported president here he truman and told his republican colleagues at the time that we must stop partisan politics at the water's edge. use a politics of an stop at the water's edge anymore? government0 years of i heard that...
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policy, that we have to have a foreign policy that brought compassion to its center. we have been looking, i said to aboutat what we might do aids, but it is not quite right yet, because no one is really certain weather and try retroviral's really work -- and anti-retrovirals really work. i said what we are doing is going to quadruple foreign assistance to africa, it is going to double foreign assistance to latin america, and i said, you will just have to trust me, we are going to do something on aids. fast forward to the state of the union address in january 2003, and president bush would keep that promise with the largest american investment in global and indeed, the largest investment by any single country in global health, with the president's emergency plan for aids relief. [applause] but in between those two events, there was another event. the president had met bono backstage when he made the announcement about the millennium challenge, and he said to bono offhandedly, why don't you come and see me? and we decided that was a really good idea. now, i have to adm
policy, that we have to have a foreign policy that brought compassion to its center. we have been looking, i said to aboutat what we might do aids, but it is not quite right yet, because no one is really certain weather and try retroviral's really work -- and anti-retrovirals really work. i said what we are doing is going to quadruple foreign assistance to africa, it is going to double foreign assistance to latin america, and i said, you will just have to trust me, we are going to do something...
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erica: could i get a couple more on foreign policy? number one, with the north korea threat emerging, does that become an issue in your races? number two, on russia, in that investigation. do voters care about that and is that an issue? steven: most of the polling i have seen on russia at least indicates your average voter is tired of that sort of thing. it is true on both sides when republicans were obsessed with whitewater and monica lewinsky scandal, most voters had tuned out on that a long time earlier and started holding it against republicans who kept fighting on that. even democrats are saying that incidentally on the russia thing that there is a risk of pushing that too hard. you don't hear as many democrats talking about the russia issue. nevertheless, it does come part of the background noise. there is an ongoing investigation. there may be things that pop up periodically that grab people's attention. most voters are going to be concerned about what has happened with the economy. is the republican congress delivering on the t
erica: could i get a couple more on foreign policy? number one, with the north korea threat emerging, does that become an issue in your races? number two, on russia, in that investigation. do voters care about that and is that an issue? steven: most of the polling i have seen on russia at least indicates your average voter is tired of that sort of thing. it is true on both sides when republicans were obsessed with whitewater and monica lewinsky scandal, most voters had tuned out on that a long...
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policy. what we found out also is that the internal dynamics in these societies do have an impact on their external behavior. the question is, in what way should we focus? i think a more gradual approach that may be slower is ultimately the surest way over time. host: david makovsky is the middle east peace director for the washington institute for near east policy. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. abderrahim foukara will be joining us to give his perspective. amy walter is joining us from the hot line offices. the headline is "state to get a disputed $700 million." >> this long-running battle between south carolina's republican governor and the republican-controlled legislature is finally over. mark sanford had refused -- he argued that it would actually devalue the dollar and run up a deficit in the state. he had refused to implement the legislature's plan. they argued it was to fill gaps in the education funding for the state. the supreme court weighed in yesterday saying that t
policy. what we found out also is that the internal dynamics in these societies do have an impact on their external behavior. the question is, in what way should we focus? i think a more gradual approach that may be slower is ultimately the surest way over time. host: david makovsky is the middle east peace director for the washington institute for near east policy. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. abderrahim foukara will be joining us to give his perspective. amy walter is joining...
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you know, depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on with foreign policy, investigations, whatever those all could impact things for a far longer time frame than perhaps we are used to. so i do hope there are other candidates out there, if nothing else to remind republicans what we used to and will need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. steve: but you are at least interested or considering it. senator flake: well, i am not ruling it out, but i need a break. steve: what is the first thing you will do when you leave? [laughter] senator flake: i do not have to worry about a schedule coming "newsmakers," more green ands about foreign aid, getting other countries to address policy goals. >> you have discussed the need to eliminate for a by encouraging resiliency so countries can weather disasters. asterisk year and have can you give in it will where you have made the most? mark: first, we have reaching ourselves around the vision to the opportunity or the executive office to embrace the. we have had 150 seven members across the agency, and we look
you know, depending on what the economy is like, what else goes on with foreign policy, investigations, whatever those all could impact things for a far longer time frame than perhaps we are used to. so i do hope there are other candidates out there, if nothing else to remind republicans what we used to and will need to stand for if we are going to be a major force in the future. steve: but you are at least interested or considering it. senator flake: well, i am not ruling it out, but i need a...
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policy. what we found out also is that the internal dynamics in these societies do have an impact on their external behavior. the question is, in what way should we focus? i think a more gradual approach that may be slower is ultimately the surest way over time. host: david makovsky is the middle east peace director for >> president obama started today in dresden, germany. he later traveled to the buchenwald concentration camp to pay respects. there were stopped in paris and normandie scheduled for tomorrow, and he will mark the 16th anniversary of d-day. he started the trip and saudi arabia before visiting egypt. he gave an address to the muslim world. we will show you that speech sunday at 10:30 eastern here on c-span. next, an arab perspective on the events in cairo. host: i want to begin with this. it is to the essence of what we are about. people should get out of other people's business, there are enough problems at home to worry about. how do you respond to that? of them goes to the he
policy. what we found out also is that the internal dynamics in these societies do have an impact on their external behavior. the question is, in what way should we focus? i think a more gradual approach that may be slower is ultimately the surest way over time. host: david makovsky is the middle east peace director for >> president obama started today in dresden, germany. he later traveled to the buchenwald concentration camp to pay respects. there were stopped in paris and normandie...
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as someone who worked in foreign policy any whole life i never thought i would ever hear our allies say something like that. over the past year, we directed federal agencies to promote access to voting led by the vice president. we've appointed top civil rights advocates to help the u.s. department of justice which has doubled its voting rights enforcement staff. today, we call on congress to get done what history will judge. pass the freedom to vote act. [cheers and applause] pass it now. to prevent voter suppression. here in georgia there's full access to voting by mail. there are enough drop boxes during enough hours so you can bring food and water as well to people waiting in line. the freedom to vote act takes on election subversion to protect nonpartisan electors, officials, who are doing their job from intimidation and interference. it would get dark money out of politics. create fair district maps and ending partisan gerrymandering. look, it's also time to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. [cheers and applause] i've been having these quiet conversations with mem
as someone who worked in foreign policy any whole life i never thought i would ever hear our allies say something like that. over the past year, we directed federal agencies to promote access to voting led by the vice president. we've appointed top civil rights advocates to help the u.s. department of justice which has doubled its voting rights enforcement staff. today, we call on congress to get done what history will judge. pass the freedom to vote act. [cheers and applause] pass it now. to...
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he understood that the foundational reality for foreign policy was the national interest. he despised idealistic fantasies with no pragmatic purpose. he believed that prudence and statecraft and reasoning from empirical reality helped to inform what a foreign policy should be. i think that provides the foundation for how we ought to proceed across the board today. if you go back to the end of the cold war in 1991, people came away from that with very different views of the way the world should be going forward. there were some people, who under the rubric of the end of history, declared it was over. we were done. we had won. we had reduced our capabilities , we undermined our structures of deterrence and weakened american influence around the world. people called it the peace dividend. that is what the liberals were doing. conservatives were more fragmented, and there were three schools, i think, at the end of the cold war. one was flat out isolationists. there have always been some isolationists among conservatives, but it was an argument that made a lot more sense in 179
he understood that the foundational reality for foreign policy was the national interest. he despised idealistic fantasies with no pragmatic purpose. he believed that prudence and statecraft and reasoning from empirical reality helped to inform what a foreign policy should be. i think that provides the foundation for how we ought to proceed across the board today. if you go back to the end of the cold war in 1991, people came away from that with very different views of the way the world should...
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foreign policy. the electoral college made it official yesterday, president-elect biden will be president under january 20. we are joined today by an extraordinary group of speakers, including the swedish foreign minister, steve hadley, former director of national andlligence james clapper, my colleague gideon monitoring the first panel. as the united states prepares to transition to a new presidential administration, the atlantic council has brought this event together to shape the thinking on u.s. leadership in the world . and what we know by listening to national,van, the new secretary of state designee tony blinken they intend to lead the , united states in quite a different direction with an emphasis on partners and allies. the united states remains committed to the idea that robust leadership and strong democratic alliances and partnerships being essential to the future. over the course of the event, we will hear from countless figures on a variety of topics. we begin today with a panel on the
foreign policy. the electoral college made it official yesterday, president-elect biden will be president under january 20. we are joined today by an extraordinary group of speakers, including the swedish foreign minister, steve hadley, former director of national andlligence james clapper, my colleague gideon monitoring the first panel. as the united states prepares to transition to a new presidential administration, the atlantic council has brought this event together to shape the thinking on...
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foreign aid -- toeviate policy alleviate disease. [applause] good afternoon. that was good. just last year, i remember being right there. i was working at one of the most prominent financial institutions in the world having not long ago been permitted to a new world that was not right, i had a plan that was working. then the presidential leadership scholarship program. hearing from president bush in his own words. had to makes he during the 9/11 attack on a moments eye remember watching live my freshman year in college was surreal. particularly starting was the module we did at austin contextualizing resident lyndon johnson's error from the mountain of his press secretary bill moyers to hear the recordings of his actual phone calls with martin luther king jr. and thurgood marshall. it moved me to my soul. perilousrship in such times forced me to rethink my proximity to work at creating a more just and a global society today. something inside me began to change. the tipping point came in after the at dinner graduation ceremony. it was at was exhilarating, humbling, fascinatin
foreign aid -- toeviate policy alleviate disease. [applause] good afternoon. that was good. just last year, i remember being right there. i was working at one of the most prominent financial institutions in the world having not long ago been permitted to a new world that was not right, i had a plan that was working. then the presidential leadership scholarship program. hearing from president bush in his own words. had to makes he during the 9/11 attack on a moments eye remember watching live my...